US20040134025A1 - Vacuum cleaner with cleaning pad - Google Patents
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- The present invention relates to vacuum cleaners. More particularly, the present invention relates to a stick-type or hand-held vacuum cleaner which is combined with a cleaning pad having a removable cleaning sheet.
- Stick vacuum cleaners are well known in the art. These vacuum cleaners are typically more lightweight than traditional upright cleaners and lack the driven brushrolls of traditional cleaners. The lighter weight and lack of a brushroll allows these cleaners to be more easily manipulated by a user. They can also be employed on a wider variety of surfaces than traditional upright cleaners.
- For example, stick vacuum cleaners are often used on non-carpeted floor surfaces where a brushroll may damage the floor surface. The stick vacuum cleaner is also often used for surfaces with hard-to-reach areas or elevated surfaces. The lighter weight and more compact design of a stick vacuum compared to a traditional upright vacuum leads to greater maneuverability and ease of lifting.
- As with any other vacuum cleaner, dirt-laden air is drawn into a stick vacuum cleaner through a nozzle by a suction that is created by a suction motor driving a suction fan or impeller. The dirt-laden air passes into a dirt collection receptacle such as a dirt cup or filter bag. The dirt is held in the receptacle and the air is exhausted.
- An alternative to stick vacuum is the hand-held vacuum cleaner. Some hand held vacuum cleaners employ a powered rotary brush while others merely use a nozzle for suctioning dirt and debris from carpets, floors, and above floor surfaces.
- Hand-held vacuum cleaners have become extremely popular for cleaning a variety of surfaces in homes, offices, cars or the like. They are utilized particularly for small pick up jobs or for cleaning in hard to reach places. By their nature, hand-held vacuum cleaner units are lightweight in order to enable a user to readily utilize them in places where canister, upright, stick or shop-type vacuum cleaners cannot be used or are inconvenient to use.
- Of course, non-powered cleaning implements are also widely known. They are used for removing dust, dirt and/or liquids from hard surfaces. Brooms are one example. More recently, a cleaning implement which comprises a handle and a cleaning pad with a removable cleaning sheet has become popular for cleaning dry surfaces. The cleaning sheets exhibit the ability to pick up dust and debris from the surface to be cleaned. Once dirty, the sheet is discarded and replaced with a clean one. One such product is sold by Procter & Gamble under the trademark SWIFFER™.
- This product uses non-woven sheets for dry dust-type cleaning. Such sheets typically utilize a composite of fibers where the fibers are bonded by adhesive, or are entangled in other ways. See for example U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,629,047 and 5,144,729. To provide durable wiping sheets, reinforcement means are combined with staple fibers in the form of continuous filament or network structure. Such cleaning sheets maximize the surface of the sheet and have electrostatic properties for collecting and/or attracting particulate dirt.
- However, cleaning implements that comprise a removable cleaning sheet are not able to successfully remove larger debris or particles from the surface to be cleaned. Such debris may include animal hair or fur, dirt, sand or small pebbles brought in from outdoors, food crumbs or other larger particles of debris.
- Thus, it would be advantageous to provide a cleaning product which combines the features of a vacuum cleaner such as a stick-type vacuum cleaner or a hand-held vacuum cleaner with a cleaning pad that comprises a removable cleaning sheet. Accordingly, it is desirable to develop a new and improved cleaning product which would overcome the foregoing difficulties and others and provide a cleaning pad in combination with a vacuum cleaner.
- The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner. In particular, the present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner having a cleaning pad with a sheet attached thereto. In a first embodiment of the present invention, the vacuum cleaner comprises a suction nozzle, a housing connected to the suction nozzle, a suction fan and motor assembly mounted to the housing, and a dirt collecting receptacle mounted to the housing and in communication with the suction nozzle and the suction fan and motor assembly. A support plate is pivotally mounted to the housing for selectively holding a cleaning sheet for collecting dust and debris from a surface to be cleaned.
- In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the vacuum cleaner comprises a support plate selectively holding a cleaning sheet, a handle pivotally connected to the support plate, a housing mounted to one of the handle and support plate, and a suction fan and motor assembly mounted to the housing. A dirt collecting receptacle is mounted to the housing and a suction nozzle is connected to the housing.
- In another embodiment of the present invention, a vacuum cleaner comprises a suction nozzle, a housing connected to the suction nozzle, a suction fan and motor assembly mounted to the housing and a dirt collecting receptacle mounted to the housing and in communication with the suction nozzle and the suction fan and motor assembly. A handle extends from the housing for grasping to move the vacuum along a surface to be cleaned. A switch provides at least momentary operation of the suction fan and motor assembly. A support plate is pivotally mounted to the housing for selectively holding a cleaning sheet for collecting dust and debris from the surface to be cleaned.
- In accordance with a further embodiment of the present invention, a cleaning device having two separate and distinct selected modes of operation is provided. A first mode of operation comprises suctioning debris from a surface to be cleaned, and a second mode of operation comprises use of a cleaning sheet to collect dust and debris from the surface to be cleaned. The cleaning device comprises a housing, a suction fan and motor assembly mounted to the housing, a dirt collecting receptacle mounted to the housing, a suction nozzle communicating with the suction fan and motor assembly and the dirt receptacle for performing the first mode of operation. A support plate is pivotably mounted to the housing and selectively holds a cleaning sheet for performing the second mode of operation.
- In accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention, a vacuum cleaner comprises a housing, a suction fan and motor mounted within the housing, a handle connected to the housing and first and second cleaning implements each pivotally connected to the housing. A dirt collecting receptacle is mounted to the housing and is in communication with the suction fan and motor assembly.
- The invention may take form in certain components and structures, several preferred embodiments of which will be illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a stick vacuum cleaner having a cleaning pad mounted thereto according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
- FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a support plate and a suction nozzle of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged, exploded side elevational view of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 3 with the suction nozzle in a tilted upward position to provide access to the cleaning sheet and a dirt cup removed;
- FIG. 6 is an enlarged, assembled side elevational view in cross section of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 5 showing a hose extending through a universal joint;
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 2;
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged, exploded perspective view of the dirt cup of FIG. 4;
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged, exploded perspective view of a lower portion of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a lower portion of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 11 is a rear perspective view of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 12 is a rear perspective view of another embodiment of a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, including a pocket for holding extra cleaning sheets;
- FIG. 13 is a rear perspective view of still another embodiment of a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, with a caddy for storing extra cleaning sheets;
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view of yet another embodiment of a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, having a cleaning solution distribution system attached thereto;
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, having a hand-held vacuum cleaner mounted to a conventional cleaning implement having a handle, a support plate and a cleaning sheet;
- FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view of a still further embodiment of a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, having a stick vacuum mounted to the conventional cleaning implement of FIG. 15;
- FIG. 16A is an enlarged cross-sectional view of attachment tabs for mounting a suction nozzle of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 16 onto a support plate;
- FIG. 16B is a side elevational view of a battery pack for powering the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 16;
- FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view of yet another embodiment of a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention which is charged by a wall-mounted charger;
- FIG. 18 is a perspective view of still another embodiment of a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, including a hand-held cleaner having a cleaning pad mounted thereto;
- FIG. 19 is an enlarged front elevational view of a suction nozzle of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 12, including a wiper blade extending therefrom;
- FIG. 19A is a side elevational view of the suction nozzle of FIG. 19;
- FIG. 20 is an enlarged front elevational view of a suction nozzle of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 13, including bristle tufts extending therefrom; and
- FIG. 20A is a side elevational view of the suction nozzle of FIG. 20.
- Referring now to the drawings, wherein the showings are for purposes of illustrating several preferred embodiments of this invention only and not for purposes of limiting same, FIG. 1 shows a vacuum cleaner A according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- The vacuum cleaner A is illustrated to be of the stick-type and includes a
suction nozzle 10, ahousing 12 connected to the suction nozzle, a suction fan and motor assembly 16 (FIG. 7) which is mounted to the housing, and adirt collecting receptacle 18 which is also mounted to the housing and is in communication with the suction nozzle and suction fan and motor assembly. Asupport plate 20 is also connected to the housing and selectively holds a disposable cleaning sheet 30 (FIG. 10) for collecting dust and debris from a surface to be cleaned. - The vacuum cleaner further includes a
handle 40 which extends from afirst end 42 of the housing. Agrip 38 extends from a distal end of the handle. The support plate orcleaning pad member 20 can be mounted to the housing at a housingsecond end 43 by a pivotable joint, such as a conventional universal joint 44, which interconnects the housing with the support plate. As is well known, the universal joint allows the housing and the handle to pivot along two rotational axes “b” and “c”. - With reference now to FIGS. 2 and 3, the
housing 12 is mounted to afirst fork 41 of the universal joint via spaced apart and generallyparallel flanges Pins 39 extend through aligned holes in theflanges fork 41 for pivotably mounting the housing to the universal joint. - Referring to FIG. 10, the universal joint has a
second fork 47 which is interconnected with the support plate at spaced apartflanges second fork 47 has a rotational axis perpendicular to the axis of thefirst fork 41.Flanges fork 47 via dowel pins or plugs 50 which extend throughholes pins 50 within the holes of the connecting members and joint 47. The twoforks base plate 67 thereof by conventional means, such as gluing, welding or the like, depending on the material from which the forks are made. Alternatively, the entire joint member can be of one piece. - With continued reference to FIG. 10, the
support plate 20 comprises a plurality of attachment structures or slitted attachment clips 52 which are configured to receive and retain thecleaning sheet 30 about the support plate during use. The clips are described in detail in U.S. Pat. No. 6,305,046, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Theclips 52 are disposed adjacent the corners of the support plate, although these locations can be varied depending upon the size and shape of the support plate. Thedisposable cleaning sheet 30 is thus releasably attached to the support plate using theclips 52. - As best seen in FIG. 4, the attachment structures each comprise a
base triangle 60 which is defined along two sides thereof byslits 61 which extend through the flexible material which forms the attachment structures. An apex 62 of the base triangle is formed by the intersection of theslits 61. The attachment structures further include a plurality of pie wedge-shapedsections 63 havingapexes 64 which meet at a substantiallycommon point 65. This arrangement permits the pie wedge-shaped sections to individually deflect relative to each other under finger pressure so that a portion of the sheet can be pushed through the top surface of the attachment structures and into a cavity (not shown) formed within the attachment structures. - As the sheet is pushed past the top surface of an attachment structure or
clip 52, the apexes of the pie wedge-shaped sections and the apex of the base triangle can pierce and engage thesheet 30 such that the sheet is retained about the support plate during use. As is known, the attachment structures can be formed from polyethylene by injection molding and can be retained within the support plate by a ridge (not shown) disposed on the support plate which engages a slot disposed on the attachment structure. Whileclips 52 are shown for selectively attaching thecleaning sheet 30 to thesupport plate 20, it should be appreciated that a variety of other structures can be used for the same purpose. For example, cooperating hook and loop fasteners may be provided on the support plate and the sheet. Also, an elastic band could be secured around the periphery of the sheet. The band can be smaller in its normal state than the diameter of the support plate, thus allowing the sheet to be selectively secured to and detached from the support plate simply by enlarging the band to fit it, and the periphery of the cleaning sheet, over the support plate. - The support plate includes a
top surface 21 to which theclips 52 are attached and a bottom surface 22 (FIG. 6) around which extends thecleaning sheet 30. The bottom surface of the support plate engages at least a portion of the cleaning sheet during use. As shown in FIG. 6, thesupport plate 20 has a convex shape as is described in detail in published U.S. Patent Application No. US2002/0050016 A1, dated May 2, 2002, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Referring to FIGS. 4 and 10, abumper 24 surrounds the outside edge of the support plate. The bumper can be made of foam, rubber, or another elastic or flexible material. - With reference again to FIG. 10, the
removable cleaning sheet 30 comprises ascrubbing layer 31. Thescrubbing layer 31 is the portion of the cleaning sheet that contacts the soiled surface during cleaning. As such, materials useful as a scrubbing layer must be sufficiently durable that the layer will retain its integrity during the cleaning process. For example, an electrostatic cloth or pad may be used. The sheets can be made of polyester or polypropylene and build a negative charge as they are rubbed over a surface. This is known in the art. Close contact transfers electrons from the dirt to the cleaning sheet, increasing its negative charge. Hair and dust particles are positively charged and are thus attracted to the sheet. - It should be appreciated that when a cleaning sheet is used in combination with a cleaning solution, an absorbent layer (not illustrated) may also be employed with the scrubbing layer in order to absorb liquids. Of course, thicker liquid absorbing sheets could also be used if desired. For example, a microfiber sheet with an internal sponge layer could be employed. Alternatively, a cleaning sheet having an absorbent layer can be wetted with a cleaning solution prior to installation on the support plate. This will ensure that the cleaning solution is deposited on the surface being cleaned and the scrubbing layer can remove additional material from the surface being cleaned. Whether the cleaning sheet is used with a cleaning solution (i.e., in a wet state) or without cleaning solution (i.e., in a dry state) the cleaning sheet will, in addition to removing particulate matter, facilitate other functions, such as polishing, dusting, and buffing the surface being cleaned. It is also conceivable that packets of pre-wetted cleaning sheets could be sold by a merchant to the customer for use with the cleaning device of the present invention. When each sheet becomes dirty, it is simply discarded and replaced by a new, clean one.
- As previously discussed, a problem that exists with cleaning implements employing cleaning sheets is that the cleaning sheets cannot effectively pick up or retain larger debris, such as granular material, larger dirt particles, food crumbs, or pebbles or debris brought in from outdoors, etc. Thus, it would be convenient to have a vacuum source attached to the cleaning implement to vacuum the larger particles that the cleaning sheet cannot effectively pick up.
- Thus, in a first embodiment of the present invention, a stick-type vacuum cleaner is used in combination with the support plate and cleaning sheet. In this embodiment, the
dirt collecting receptacle 18 is in the form of a dirt cup. As shown in FIG. 9, the dirt cup is positioned within an opening orcavity 55 of the housing. The dirt cup is secured into place via alatch 56 or other fastening mechanism. The dirt cup can be at least partially transparent and can be fabricated from a thermoplastic material. Thelatch 56 releases a springbiased tab 58 from aslot 70 formed in an openfirst end 72 of the dirt cup. - With continued reference to FIG. 9, the dirt cup has open
first end 72 and a closedsecond end 76. Asecond tab 74 extends fromsecond end 76 of the dirt cup and engages in a correspondingcavity 78 in the housing. Thelatch assembly 56 facilitates the removable connection of the dirt cup to the housing. When the dirt cup is removed for cleaning, the user depresses the latch causing thetab 58 to release from the slot 70 (best shown in FIG. 7) in the dirt cup. Cleaning of the dirt cup entails removal of dirt from the dirt cup by lifting filter assembly 90 (FIG. 8) out of the dirt cup. This also allows cleaning of the filter medium or cloth or replacement of the filter assembly or the filter medium. - Referring to FIG. 7, an
inlet 80 is formed in the second end of the dirt cup and communicates with anoutlet 82 of the suction nozzle. Anoutlet 81 is formed in the first end of the dirt cup which communicates with aninlet 83 to the suction fan and motor assembly. Aflapper valve 86 prevents the dirt in the dirt cup from falling back into thesuction nozzle outlet 82. The flapper valve can be made of rubber or another known flexible material. - Referring now to FIG. 8, a
filter assembly 90 is removably attached to the dirt cupfirst end 72. The filter assembly includes afilter cage 92 upon which afilter medium 94 is mounted. In this embodiment, the filter medium can be made of a porous cloth or similar conventional material which can be glued or otherwise secured to the cage. The filter cage includes anend wall 96 on a first end thereof and anopen frame 98 at a second end thereof. A filter gasket (not illustrated) can be disposed about a periphery of the upper surface ofend 96. A gasket would function to seal the dirt cup cavity. Alternatively, the material of thefilter cage 92 can be flexible enough to serve a gasket function for sealing the filter cage against aninner wall 91 of the dirt cup. Theend wall 96 of the filter cage is keyed, as at 93, to insure that the cage can be mounted to thedirt cup 18 only in one orientation. The recess forming the key 93 accommodates theslot 70 of the dirt cup as shown in FIG. 7. Theend wall 96 also includes a centrally positioned opening 97 (see also FIG. 7) through which air cleaned by the filter can flow out of theopen end 81 of the dirt cup. - Referring now to FIG. 6, a
conduit 100, in the form of a flexible hose in the preferred embodiment, extends between and connects the outlet of thesuction nozzle 10 to theinlet 80 of the dirt cup. Afirst end 102 of the hose connects to the suction nozzle, acentral portion 101 extends through anaperture 103 in thebase plate 67 of the universal joint and asecond end 104 connects to the dirt cup inlet via housing inlet 118 (FIG. 9). - Referring again to FIG. 10, the
suction nozzle 10 is pivotably connected to the support plate via a pair of spaced apartarms arms hole concave sections resilient detent top surface 21. The detents can snap intorespective slots top surface 21 of the support plate. The suction nozzle is manually pivoted or rotated to one of two positions, a “down” or operating position, shown in FIG. 3 and an “up” or non-operating position, shown in FIG. 5. The sections ride along the detents until the suction nozzle is locked into one of the two positions. In the operating position, the suction nozzle is substantially parallel to the surface to be cleaned for vacuuming. The non-operating position enables the support plate and cleaning sheet to clean a surface without the nozzle interfering with or blocking access to the surface to be cleaned. Also, thesheet 30 can, if dirty, be removed and replaced when the nozzle is in the up position. - With reference again to FIG. 6, the
hose 100 is positioned adjacent, and can be seated within, acurved portion 124 of thesupport plate 20. The hose is also bent or curved to extend from an approximately horizontal orientation adjacent the outlet of the suction nozzle to an approximately vertical orientation adjacent inlet 118 (FIG. 9) of the housing. As shown in FIG. 7,inlet 118 is positionedadjacent inlet 80 of the dirt cup. The hose extends through the universal joint assembly as best seen in FIGS. 6 and 10. - When the vacuum cleaner is in use, the air follows a short and efficient flow path. Referring again to FIG. 7, dirt laden air is drawn in through a
suction inlet 126 of the suction nozzle and moves up through the suction nozzle, and out the suction nozzle outlet 102 (FIG. 6) into the conduit orflexible hose 100. The dirt laden air is then drawn through the hose and into theinlet 118 of the housing to theinlet duct 80 of the dirt cup. A seal (not illustrated) can provide an effective seal between the conduit and the inlet duct of the dirt cup. The air is then drawn up into the dirt cup through thevalve 86 and enters the dirt cup cavity. Heavier dirt particles fall by gravity down towards abase wall 127 of the dirt cup. Lighter particles are drawn up towards thefilter cloth 94 as the air is pulled into the interior via the filter assembly. The filter medium or cloth traps smaller dirt particles that have not fallen to the base of the dirt cup. These, then either fall towards thebase wall 127 or are held in or on the filter medium. - Substantially clean air is then drawn into the interior of the filter assembly and passes through the
dirt cup outlet 81 via opening 97 in thefirst end wall 96 of the filter cage. Once air passes through the outlet and enters thesuction fan 16 throughfan inlet 83, clean air is then blown into the motor chamber, across the motor assembly and out through vents 130 (FIGS. 3 and 11) defined in the housing. The filter assembly, the exhaust duct of the dirt cup, the fan inlet, and the suction fan and motor assembly can all be aligned along a longitudinal axis to promote efficient air flow. Theentire housing 12 can be made from a suitable conventional thermoplastic material if desired. - With continued reference to FIG. 7, to operate the suction fan and
motor assembly 16, anassembly switch 140 is provided on one of the handle and the motor housing. In one embodiment, the switch is located on the handle. The switch assembly includes abutton 142 located on thegrip 38 of thehandle 40. Thebutton 142 is manually depressed to activate amicro switch 144 in the housing. A linkage connects thebutton 142 to themicroswitch 144. The linkage can include a first elongated rod 146 and a secondelongated rod 147 which extend in an end to end relationship throughhandle 40. By using a pair of elongated rods, along withspring assemblies microswitch 144 and the motor assembly.Button 142 is depressed which in turn moves rod 146 androd 147 thusdepressing microswitch 144. The microswitch completes a circuit which in turn powers the suction fan and motor assembly. The switch assembly thus operably connects the manuallyaccessible button 142 to themicroswitch 144 within the housing for powering the suction fan and motor assembly. Theswitch 140 can be spring biased to an “off” position bysprings - If desired, a battery pack152 (FIG. 7) can be used to provide power to the suction fan and motor. The suction fan and
motor 16 produce a suction air flow when thebutton 142 is depressed. - Alternatively, the
switch 140 can be of a conventional “rocker” type, in which the switch is clicked to either an “on” position or an “off” position. In this embodiment, to operate the suction fan and motor,switch 140 is depressed or moved to the “on” position and then clicks or locks into place, thus providing continuous operation of the suction fan and motor assembly. To shut off the suction fan and motor assembly, the switch would be depressed to an “off” position and clicks or locks into place. This prevents any further operation of the suction fan motor until the switch is again depressed. - Referring now to FIG. 12, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a
pocket 160 can be provided on a rear portion of ahousing 12′ for accommodatingextra cleaning sheets 30′. Also, alternating current (AC) can be provided via apower cord 154 to a suction fan and motor and switch assembly of the vacuum cleaner. - Referring now to FIGS. 19 and 19A, a
suction nozzle 10′ can include awiper blade 165, which extends along a length of the suction nozzle behind a suction opening thereof, for wiping the surface to be cleaned of liquids or solid particles disposed on the surface. Theblade 165 also protects a cleaning sheet (not shown) which is attached to asupport plate 20′, by blocking larger particles of debris from contacting the cleaning sheet, thus preventing abrasions or tearing of the cleaning sheet. - In another embodiment, referring to FIG. 13, a
caddy 162 can be clipped or otherwise secured onto ahandle 40″ mounted on ahousing 12″ via aclip 164. The caddy can accommodate extra cleaning sheets. Referring to FIGS. 20 and 20A, in this embodiment, asuction nozzle 10″ can include abristle tuft assembly 166 having a series oftufts 167 extending along a length of the suction nozzle. The tufts help sweep particles of debris from the surface to be cleaned and prevent debris from contacting a cleaning sheet (not shown) attached to asupport plate 20″ which could cause damage to the cleaning sheet, such as abrasions or tearing. - Referring now to FIG. 14, a cleaning
solution distribution system 170 can be selectively mounted on a vacuum cleaner of the type shown in FIGS. 1-11. The cleaning solution distribution system can include acleaning solution bottle 172 containing acleaning solution 174, and aremovable cap 176. Thecap 176 can be threadably secured to the bottle and is used to add cleaning solution to the bottle. If desired, the cap can also include a control for a conventional valve system (not shown) that selectively allows a flow of thecleaning solution 174 out of thebottle 172. To this end, atube 178 has afirst end 179 connected to anend 180 of the bottle. Asecond end 181 of the tube is connected to asprayer head 182 which sprays or discharges the cleaning solution onto a surface to be cleaned. The bottle can be selectively snapped onto ahandle 190 of the vacuum cleaner, directly above ahousing 192 thereof. To this end, alongitudinally extending groove 194 can be located on a rear side of thebottle 172. Thesprayer head 182 can be adhesively or otherwise secured to anozzle 196 of the vacuum cleaner. Adirt cup 198 of the vacuum cleaner can be removed from thehousing 192 by pushing thehose 178 out of the way or by simply unsnapping thebottle 172 from thehandle 190. - Alternatively, a siphoning pump or a valve (not shown) can be connected to a trigger (not shown) on
grip 38 to control the flow of cleaning solution from the bottle to the sprayer head. The cleaning solution is sprayed in front of thesuction nozzle 196. A suitable cleaning sheet (not shown) having an absorbent layer attached to an outer layer, as is known in the art, can absorb most of the cleaning solution. In addition, it is possible that some of the solution can be suctioned by the suction nozzle and deposited within thedirt cup 198. - According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, a portable hand held vacuum cleaner can be selectively mounted to a conventional cleaning implement. Referring to FIG. 15, a hand held vacuum cleaner C includes a
housing 210 having afirst end 212 and asecond end 214. A suction nozzle orhead 216 is selectively connected to the housingfirst end 212 via a conduit such as aflexible hose 218. A dirt cup orcontainer 220 is detachably mounted on the housing. The conduit extends from an outlet of thesuction nozzle 216 to an inlet of the dirt cup. The suction nozzle further comprises asuction inlet 222. The internal configuration of a hand-held vacuum cleaner of this type is described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,347,428 which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. - As is known, a suction motor and fan are mounted within the housing. A filter assembly is mounted adjacent the dirt cup to filter air before it exits the dirt cup and flows into the motor/fan assembly.
Outlet slots 224 are provided on the housing for allowing air to be exhausted from the housing and providing ventilation and pulling of air for the suction motor. Aswitch 226 is provided on ahandle 228 of the hand-held cleaner for selectively powering the motor/fan assembly. The dirt cup can be fabricated from a transparent thermoplastic material to enable the user to see the dirt and debris being collected in the dirt container. - The hand-held cleaner C can be attached to a
handle 230 of a conventional cleaning implement such as the SWIFFER™ product, sold by Procter & Gamble, via astrap 232 or other fastening means such as a hook and loop fasteners or a clip. As mentioned, the SWIFFER™ implement is described in detail in U.S. Patent Application Publication US2002/0050016 A1. Thesuction nozzle 216 can be clipped onto asupport plate 237 of the cleaning implement by twoclips 234 which have an upwardly turnedgripping tab 236 and have projecting members (such as at 238 in FIG. 16A). The projecting members can be used in two ofattachment structures 239 on the support plate. A cleaning sheet (not shown) is wrapped around thesupport plate 237 and then the suction nozzle is clipped onto the support plate. - With reference now to FIG. 16, in still yet another embodiment of the present invention, a conventional vacuum cleaner D can be selectively mounted on a
handle 230′ of a conventional cleaning product. To this end, ahousing 250 of the vacuum cleaner can include alongitudinally extending groove 252 on a rear side thereof for selectively accommodating a portion of thehandle 230′. The housing would be clipped above auniversal joint 254 that connects asupport plate 237′ to thehandle 230′. Connected to thehousing 250, via aconduit 258, is asuction nozzle 260. Thesuction nozzle 260 can be clipped onto thesupport plate 232′ withclips 262. These can have two projectingmembers 238 per clip (See FIG. 16A). In this embodiment, a cleaning sheet (not shown) is mounted to thesupport plate 237′ viaclips 239′ and then the projectingmembers 238 are pushed through theclips 239′, trapping the sheet in place and securing the suction nozzle to the support plate. When the sheet needs to be replaced because it is dirty, theclips 262 are first removed. Then, the sheet can be detached from theclips 239′ of the support plate. In this embodiment, a removable battery pack 270 (FIG. 16B), such as the VERSAPAK™ product sold by Black & Decker, can be inserted into aslot 272 inhousing 250 and provides power to the suction fan and motor assembly withinhousing 250. Two such battery packs 270 are shown. These can be removed fromslots 272 and recharged as necessary. - With reference now to FIG. 17, a further embodiment of the present invention comprises a vacuum cleaner including a
housing 300 having adirt cup 302 mounted thereon. Aconduit 304 extends between thehousing 300 and asuction nozzle 306. The housing has alongitudinally extending groove 312 on a rear side thereof for selectively accommodating a portion of thehandle 318. The housing is clipped above auniversal joint 319 that connects acleaning pad 310 to thehandle 318. - The suction nozzle can be clipped onto the
cleaning pad 310 withclips 308. These can have two projecting members (of the type shown in FIG. 16A) per clip. A cleaning sheet (not shown) is mounted to the cleaning pad viaclips 309 and their projecting members are pushed throughclips 309, securing the cleaning sheet in place and securing the suction nozzle to the cleaning pad. - In this embodiment, for recharging, the
housing 300 is selectively detached from thehandle 318 and mounted onto a wall-mountedcharger 320 which has electrical contacts (not shown) which recharge a battery pack or other power source (not shown) located within thehousing 300. - Referring now to FIG. 18, a still further embodiment of a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention is shown. A portable hand-held cleaner E includes a
housing 400, having afirst end 402 and asecond end 404. Thefirst end 402 can have a slot (not shown) for selectively receiving adetachable suction head 406 having asuction opening 408. Alternatively, thehead 406 can be permanently mounted to thehousing 400. Aconduit 410 such as a flexible hose, connects the suction head to the housing. A suction fan and motor assembly (not shown) are mounted withinhousing 400. Adirt cup 412 is removably attached to a rear portion of the housing. - At least one
stem 420 extends from an underside of the housing for connecting asupport plate 422 to the housing via a joint 424. The joint can be a universal joint or another suitable joint for this purpose.Stem 420 has aflange 426 which is mounted to afork 428 of the joint. Thefork 428 is interconnected with the support plate and pivotally secures the support plate to the housing.Clips 430 secure a cleaning sheet (not shown) to thesupport plate 422. - The invention has been described with reference to several preferred embodiments. Obviously, modifications and alterations will occur to others upon reading and understanding the preceding detailed description. It is intended that the invention be construed as including all such modifications and alterations insofar as they come within the scope of the appended claims or the equivalents thereof.
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